Wireless Hacks

Book Description

It's an increasingly wired world, but many people are finding that
the best way to get connected is to do away with wires entirely.
From cable replacement to universal Internet connectivity, wireless
technology is changing the way we connect to our machines and to
each other. As with any new technology, buying your gear is only
the first step. Understanding how to make the best use of it is
another story. Wireless Hacks offers 100 industrial-strength
tips about wireless networking, contributed by experts who apply
what they know in the real world every day. Each Hack can be read
in just a few minutes, but can save you hours of research. Inside,
you will find a wealth of useful techniques for making the most out
of wireless technology, including:

Making sense of the alphabet soup of the 802.11 standards, and
understanding which technology makes sense for your solving
particular problem

Using Bluetooth, mobile radios, mobile data networks, and other
exotic methods to keep you connected, no matter where you are

Extending the range of your network, and making the best
possible use of the available radio spectrum

Designing and building your own antennas

Engineering long distance network links that span several
miles

Understanding the security issues of wireless networking, and
protecting yourself and your users from unauthorized access and
eavesdropping

Written for the intermediate to advanced wireless user, Wireless
Hacks is full of direct, practical, ingenious solutions to
real-world networking problems. Whether your wireless network needs
to extend to the edge of your office or to the other end of town,
this collection of non-obvious, "from the field" techniques will
show you how to get the job done.